Build A Bear

Lauren had a chance to spend a few nights with Grandpa and Grandma B. all by herself! I think that she handled it better than I did! She had a nice time and had a lot of activities to keep her busy. Here is her favorite activity of the long weekend...

Lauren loves to shop...even if it is only for her new bear!

OK, I'm not sure what happened to my other picture with Lauren and Grandma, but here is a picture of Lauren with her bear dressed as Ariel (Yes, the bear really does have an Ariel wig!)

A New Addition

We have a new addition to our house...and it is a monster!! A friend of ours gave us a china cabinet . It was a little overwhelming at first, but we love it! Now we just need to fill it!

Todd and Heath definitely got their workout moving the cabinet into the house!

Uncle Heath and Andrew enjoying a muffin!

Our new addition!

Heatwave!

I think that we all enjoyed the beautiful weather that we had last week! 55 and sunny in February. (Hopefully that does not mean that we will have snow in May!!) The kids could not wait to get outside...

I cannot wait until the warm weather and sunshine are here to stay!

# 5

Wow! It has been a long time since I posted a blog! We have been very busy and I have a lot of pictures to share, so my posts today could get lengthy! A few weeks ago we had something BIG to celebrate...Lauren turned 5! I feel that 5 sounds so much older than saying that she was 4! She had a wonderful party with all of the family...here are a few pictures...

Lauren's doll cake turned out better than I anticipated!
She loved it!

Princess Lauren and Princess Abby!

The kids open their "party favors."

Lauren blows out the candles!

Andrew enjoyed his cupcake...I don't know that I have ever seen a person eat a cupcake so fast. It was quite a sight!

Bedtime : Part 2

After about a week of Andrew sleeping on the floor in his sleeping bag, I decided to take the bed rails off of his bed to wash all of the bedding. As soon as they were off he was up in his bed so fast playing and reading. Hmmm...maybe he was feeling a bit claustrophobic up there with all of his blankets and stuffed animals being squished together on his twin bed (made a bit smaller with the rails!) So we took the bed frame and box spring out of his room for now and rearranged things a bit...

I'll let you know if this works!

Bedtime

We have been working to finish Andrew's big boy bedroom and were feeling pretty good about the way that it was turning out. I think that we are enjoying it more than he is. Here is how we found him last night an hour after he had gone to bed...




And tonight...
We hope that this will soon pass...we wait until he falls asleep and then lay him in his bed for the night. Any ideas? Has anyone gone through this with their little one? Help!!

UPDATE: Andrew slept well last night and is sleeping very well right now for his nap (I just checked on him and heard snoring.). He is sleeping in his sleeping bag on the floor of his bedroom :)

Movin' On Up

On top of the craziness of the holidays, Andrew learned how to climb (or jump, we are not quite sure) out of his crib! We thought that this was a great time to transition him to a "big boy bed!" He has been loving it and has been sleeping better at night and longer for his naps on a regular basis. Hallelujah! We are still finishing the decorating - heading to Hobby Lobby over the weekend - but it is turning out quite nice I think. I will post more pictures when it is complete.




The crib is now sitting in our playroom awaiting the next Brasher baby...

not ours, our little niece or nephew will be sleeping in it this July!